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Alive And Kicking: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Simple Minds
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–IV–bVII–I loop
- 1985
- Medium
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Alive And Kicking without reading music. The left hand plays rush-and-step pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 4) and the right hand sparkler.
Alive And Kicking accompaniment in letter notes
The G – C – F – G loop with rush-and-step pulse in the left hand and sparkler in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about Alive And Kicking
What are the letter notes for the Alive And Kicking piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is G – C – F – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Alive And Kicking?
The loop is G – C – F – G (I – IV – bVII – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Alive And Kicking in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Alive And Kicking?
Rush-and-step pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Alive And Kicking easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.